1st Open PDI Competition (2025/26)
The 1st Open PDI competition of the season was judged on 26th September by Adrian Hendley (CPAGB) from Colne Camera Club. With 97 images to judge on the night, Adrian’s comments were necessarily brief, but he did a good job of sticking to the times and awarded a wide range of marks, though relatively few images were held back at the end of the night.
The top scoring images are listed below.
| Member Name | Title | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Watson | Ashleigh | 20 |
| Mike Williamson | Incoming Tide At Lytham Pier | 20 |
| Mary Kirkby | Lake Inle | 19 |
| Mike Williamson | Rattray Lighthouse, Aberdeenshire | 19 |
| Gordon Watson | The Artist | 19 |
| Carol Watson | Turning To Seed | 19 |
The featured image for this competition is Incoming Tide At Lytham Pier by Mike Williamson, one of 2 images which scored 20pts.
Incoming Tide At Lytham Pier by Mike Williamson
1st Open PDI Image Gallery
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The Artist by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts
St Annes Old Jetty. by David Foreman — Score: 14 pts
Red Panda by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts
The Beauty Of The Iguazu Falls by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts
Blue Dome Mykonos by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 15 pts
Portrait Of A Peacock by Grant Douse — Score: 16 pts
Peeking Puffin by Karen Jackman — Score: 15 pts
Flying Display by Mike Halstead — Score: 16 pts
Oak Tree by Mike Dorrington — Score: 14 pts
Escalators Canary Wharf Underground by John Scott — Score: 13 pts
Isolated by Daryl Giles — Score: 14 pts
Hues Of Hometime by Susan Wood — Score: 15 pts
Chinese Blossom by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 15 pts
Gateway To The Mist by Elaine Cook — Score: 15 pts
Flying by Pete Dugan — Score: 15 pts
Mermaid Madness by Janet Parker — Score: 15 pts
A Taste Of Honey by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 14 pts
St Annes War Memorial by Mike Dorrington — Score: 14 pts
Not Quite Seaworthy by Grant Douse — Score: 17 pts
Winch Recovery by Chris Taylor — Score: 15 pts
Autumn Leaves by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts
The Guitar Player by Margaret Keane — Score: 15 pts
Reflections In Canary Wharf by John Scott — Score: 15 pts
Tatton Deer by Karen Jackman — Score: 14 pts
Just Doing My Stretches by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 14 pts
Coming In To Land by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts
Show Time by Eric Craven — Score: 13 pts
Playing I Spy by Janet Coulson — Score: 15 pts
Liyn Padarn Tree by Daryl Giles — Score: 15 pts
Moored In The Mist by Alan Yardley — Score: 14 pts
Milky Way Over Callanish by Gordon Watson — Score: 17 pts
Natural Formations by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 15 pts
Out On A Limb by Janet Coulson — Score: 16 pts
Powerful Performance by Brian Clark — Score: 16 pts
Angel Kite Spiral by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts
Autumn Reflections by Mary Woodland — Score: 14 pts
Comma On Blackberry Leaf by Peter Parnell — Score: 16 pts
Lilac-brested Roller by Chris Taylor — Score: 16 pts
Ashleigh by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts
Wings Over Windermere by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts
Liberty by Peter Flegg — Score: 14 pts
Dancing On Air by Stuart Cahill — Score: 15 pts
Ynys Llanddwyn by Alex Early — Score: 15 pts
We Are Ready To Go by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 16 pts
A View From The Pier by Peter Cotton — Score: 13 pts
Mount Stuart Under The Stars by Simon Ray — Score: 15 pts
Three Week Old Twin Lambs by Sheila Giles — Score: 18 pts
Towards Blea Tarn by Christine Round — Score: 15 pts
Ranakpur Boy by Elaine Cook — Score: 16 pts
Little Ringed Plover by Anthony Hull — Score: 16 pts
Royal Danish Air Force F16 Solo Display by Anthony Hull — Score: 15 pts
Ye Olde Street by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts
Wave Curl by John Walmsley — Score: 16 pts
Towers Of Strength by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts
Eyes On The Street by Christine Round — Score: 15 pts
Rattray Lighthouse, Aberdeenshire by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts
King Of The Skies by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 16 pts
Coming To Roost. by Brian Clark — Score: 14 pts
Three In A Row by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts
We Don't Talk Anymore by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts
Salford Skyline by John Walmsley — Score: 18 pts
Sizewell C by Keith Orr — Score: 16 pts
Leafy Love by Susan Wood — Score: 15 pts
Bridge Square Lancaster by Ian Mulroy — Score: 13 pts
Incoming Tide At Lytham Pier by Mike Williamson — Score: 20 pts
Ready For My Close Up by Alex Early — Score: 15 pts
Turning To Seed by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts
White Silk Moth by Margaret Keane — Score: 18 pts
Three Houses On The Hill by Karen Morris — Score: 13 pts
Safely Through by Sheila Giles — Score: 18 pts
Slaters Bridge by Steve Jackman — Score: 13 pts
Lake Inle by Mary Kirkby — Score: 19 pts
Yellow Tube Sponge With Large Brain Coral by Graham Barker — Score: 18 pts
Flying On South Pier by Peter Cotton — Score: 14 pts
Last Light by Eric Craven — Score: 14 pts
Tulips From Amsterdam by Anne Young — Score: 14 pts
Dining Room Blair Atholl Castle by Mike Halstead — Score: 14 pts
Galleon by Janet Parker — Score: 14 pts
Bird Land by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 13 pts
Peony Bowl Of Beauty by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 14 pts
Fast Ride by Pete Dugan — Score: 16 pts
Cattle At Rest. by David Foreman — Score: 14 pts
Into The Abyss by Esther Parkinson — Score: 18 pts
Derelict by Karen Morris — Score: 15 pts
Whitby From The Abbey by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts
3 Wise Men by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 13 pts
Back Street Mykonos by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 15 pts
Busking by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts
Pollinator by Mike Stanley — Score: 16 pts
Posing With Car by Steve Jackman — Score: 13 pts
Sand Grass by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 15 pts
Young Grey Heron by Mike Stanley — Score: 15 pts
Zallinger Chapel In The Dolomites by Graham Barker — Score: 14 pts
Spurn Point Groynes by Keith Orr — Score: 17 pts
Aiming For A Boundary by Peter Darby — Score: 15 pts
Push Off by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts
Preston Arrival by Peter Parnell — Score: 17 pts
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